Coming Soon
Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 16.19.1
Las conjunciones de tiempo - After conjunctions of time
Key vocab
- Cuando - when.
- En cuanto - as soon as.
- Tan pronto como - as soon as.
- Hasta que - until.
- Mientras - while.
- Después de que - after.
- Antes de que - before.
El subjuntivo
- Spanish uses the subjunctive after a conjunction of time for future actions.
- The subjunctive is a verb form for actions that have not happened yet.
- Cuando llegue a casa, veré la televisión.
- When I arrive home, I will watch television.
Más ejemplos
- Spanish also uses the subjunctive after other conjunctions of time for future actions.
- En cuanto termine el examen, saldré a celebrar.
- As soon as I finish the exam, I will go out to celebrate.
- Esperaré aquí hasta que vuelvas.
- I will wait here until you come back.
El indicativo: habitual
- When a conjunction of time describes a habitual action, Spanish uses the indicative.
- The indicative (the normal verb form for facts) is used here.
- Cuando llego a casa, veo la televisión.
- When I arrive home, I watch television.
El indicativo: pasado
- When a conjunction of time describes a past action, Spanish also uses the indicative.
- Cuando llegué a casa, vi la televisión.
- When I arrived home, I watched television.
Antes de que
- The conjunction antes de que (before) always takes the subjunctive.
- The subjunctive is used even when the main verb is in the past tense.
- Salimos antes de que empezara a llover.
- We left before it started to rain.
Test yourself on Coming Soon
Which verb mood does antes de que always take, even when the main verb is in the past tense?
Select the verb mood that Spanish uses in each situation.
Which form of llegar correctly completes this sentence about a future action: En cuanto ___ a casa, veré la televisión?